Sohail Khan: “Grouping in the Pakistan team is… reality. I have been hunting these groups and many worthy players were wasted due to these groups”
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Former Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Khan said “many worthy players were wasted” due to the groups that formed within the national team.
Sohail Khan: “Babar is a world-class batter”
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Senior Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Khan has heaped praise on limited overs captain Babar Azam, calling him a “world-class batter.”
Sohail Khan: “He’s as talented as Babar Azam and Saim Ayub. In the next few years, he is going to become a real asset for Pakistan”
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Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Khan firmly believes up-and-coming batsman Khawaja Nafay is “as talented as Babar Azam and Saim Ayub.”
Sohail Khan: “Saim is an upcoming talent for Pakistan”
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Veteran Pakistan speedster Sohail Khan believes attacking opening batsman Saim Ayub “is an upcoming talent.”
Sohail Khan: “Khawaja Nafay is going to be a star for Pakistan in the coming years”
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Veteran pace bowler Sohail Khan has predicted up-and-coming batsman Khawaja Nafay will have a meteoric rise and become a “star for Pakistan in the coming years.”
Sohail Khan: “I always try to help the youngsters in our team; whether it’s Hasnain or Wasim Jr., I try my level best to help them learn new tricks”
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Veteran Pakistan seamer Sohail Khan said he helped the promising pace duo of Mohammad Wasim Jnr and Mohammad Hasnain in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL) as he wants to see them succeed.
Sohail Khan: “Shaheen, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf… these are bowlers who know their stuff”
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Sohail Khan said the Pakistan pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah “know their stuff”.
Sohail Khan: “The reason is that the amount of hard work that Shoaib had put in, no one has. He used to complete 32 rounds in one day; I used to do 10 in a week. He would run on mountains with weights tied [to] his legs and sprint”
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Sohail Khan said legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar was so successful since he ran up mountains with “weights tied to his legs and sprint”.
Sohail Khan: “Our domestic setup is filled with bowlers like Umran Malik”
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Sohail Khan, the Pakistan seamer, said India’s Umran Malik “is a good bowler” but is nothing special.
Sohail Khan: “There is only one thing that can break Shoaib Akhtar’s record, and that is called a bowling machine because no human can ever do it”
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Sohail Khan said only a bowling machine can beat the 161.3 kph (100.2 mph) delivery bowled by legendary Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar.
